Modern Languages and Cultures

Explore the relationship between language, identity, culture and place, in the context of an increasingly interconnected and complex world.

Course description

This MA helps you develop a deeper understanding of your chosen languages and associated cultures and carry out research on the topics you are passionate about.

Working with nationally and internationally recognised experts, you can focus on a single discipline (e.g. French Studies) or undertake an interdisciplinary programme across two or more languages and cultures. You can engage with topics such as intersectionality, multilingualism and environmental studies, as well as literature, linguistics, cultural studies, history, visual and film studies, politics, society, migration, postcolonial, and gender studies.

The course is ideal for students with a background in French and Francophone studies, Germanic studies (German and Dutch), Hispanic and Lusophone studies (Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese; Latin America), Luxembourgish studies, or Russian and Slavonic studies (Russian and Czech; the former USSR).

This MA is designed to prepare you for a career in the arts and cultural sectors, and beyond, as well as doctoral study. You'll build knowledge in your chosen specialist field through your choice of modules and your dissertation topic, which could be the foundation for a PhD project. We’ll give you guidance on how to construct a PhD proposal and apply for scholarship funding.